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Chapter 16
Jaw Exercise
I realized that by consuming most of my food in a blended form, I
had almost completely eliminated chewing, which I knew was an important part of
the digestive process. I decided to create some exercises for my jaws and
eventually came up with a jaw exerciser; a simple device that I started carrying
around with me to practice jaw workouts when I had a chance.
At first I was amazed how weak my jaws were. They would get numb after as few as
five movements. I kept progressing very quickly and by the end of the second day
of practicing I was able to perform 20-30 movements at once.
I have to admit that moving my jaws against the resisting force of the exerciser
is pleasant to such a degree that I actually enjoy it. I realize how much my
jaws have longed for this kind of movement all these years. In addition to this
pleasant sensation, I have noticed that my teeth have become whiter and a lot
stronger. My gums became healthier. I also noticed that performing a little
workout in my mouth right before eating improved my digestion.
I did some research and found out that bone tissue that forms our skeleton is a
truly remarkable material. It is constantly modeling and remodeling itself. This
process of continuous bone regeneration reminds me of our road service that is
constantly performing construction on highways, taking old cracked pavement off,
and laying down new strong smooth asphalt instead. Furthermore, the roads that
are used most heavily get more attention and better concrete, while the roads
that are rarely used stay overlooked and eroded.
In 1892 a German doctor, J. Wolff, discovered that, "Mechanical forces have a
major influence on the bone modeling and remodeling processes in both cortical
and trabecular bone, since their effects on bone morphology are obvious ... The
mechanical forces are sensed in the bone, and all of these mechanical forces are
translated to structural adaptation of the internal tissue architecture." Dr.
Wolff has explained that our bones can strengthen or weaken in response to the
forces applied to them. In other words, when we load our bones with work, as a
response to such a workout, our bones result in higher bone mineral density and
thus become stronger. A recent medical study in Manchester, UK, demonstrated
that, "The playing arm of adult tennis players has up to 40% more bone mass than
the non-playing arm." On the contrary, if we do not exercise, our hones detrain
and lose strength from inactivity. For example, astronauts in space lose some of
their bone mass due to an absence of gravity. In conclusion, to strengthen our
bones we need to exercise. No pills, food, or supplements can substitute for
exercise to make our bones stronger.
Many people have problems both with the narrowing of their jaws and thinning of
the jawbone. "It's a major problem in dentistry," said lchiro Nishimura,
associate professor of restorative dentistry at Harvard School of Dental
Medicine. "The thin jaws can be easily fractured. Also, placing dentures is very
difficult, since there's no supporting structure." One way to solve these
problems would be to get the jawbone to grow new supporting bone. But this
solution has the ring of a fantasy something for a future age.
Dr. Weston Price was deeply concerned with the fast growing number of
increasingly deformed dental arches, crooked teeth, and cavities. In 1939 he
wrote about a profound degeneration of health in so-called civilized nations.
That was almost 100 years ago. In his research, Price demonstrated the
connection between the development of jaw deformities and eating processed
foods. I would like to emphasize that raw, natural, unprocessed food requires a
lot of chewing, while most processed foods are too soft and do not need any work
on behalf of jaw muscles. For example, compare soft wonder bread, baked potato
or oatmeal (which hardly need chewing at all), to some tough plants such as,
celery stalks, hard-shelled nuts or fibrous roots that require vigorous
masticating. The absence of a workout for the muscles of our jaws is probably
one of the major factors contributing to the development of weak, narrow,
degenerative jaws.
I am currently perfecting my own jaw exerciser, and am planning to start
commercially distributing it in 2006. My dentist told me that there are millions
of Americans who suffer from severe jaw deformity. Especially many young people
and children. He said that they usually have to go through a very painful
surgery that gives them only temporarily relief. I hope that some dentists will
consider including my jaw exercise program into their prevention
recommendations.
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A Tribute To Dr. Ann
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